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281. Re: [Spridgets] Tire Rack.com needs a Spridget to (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:38:06 -0400
I ve bought quite a few new tires from them, in the past 18 months (for my Golf, wife s Passat, my 356 & Midget) and, except for the frustration I previously described, it s been all good. Usually,
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00014.html (9,911 bytes)

282. Re: [Spridgets] Holy Sprite Handoff (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:48:40 -0400
My old truck has the flat four connector, so it's ready to go. I also have 1 7/8" and 2" hitch balls on hand. One bit of information we should have, just in case, is what size lug nuts the trailer us
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00138.html (7,513 bytes)

283. Re: [Spridgets] Holy Sprite Takes a Turn (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:49:23 -0400
Excellent suggestion. I know I don't feel the need for any recognition. All I want out of this is to hear good reports of the good Padre's enjoyment of the finished product. Bud Osbourne --Original
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00370.html (8,099 bytes)

284. Re: [Spridgets] Holy Sprite trailer (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:53:29 -0400
Just wondering where, along the way, that 1500 lump is going to Since I'll be towing the first leg in Pennsylvania, and PA highway surfaces being what they are, well........... Bud Osbourne --Origina
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00416.html (8,604 bytes)

285. Re: [Spridgets] Holy Sprite trailer (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:12:38 -0400
Sounds good, John. Bud - The 1500 is coming out tomorrow morning before Dave Lieb takes the lead near St. Louis. I am meeting Dave and Trish near Indianapolis tomorrow, late afternoon. I will swing b
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00428.html (10,519 bytes)

286. Re: [Spridgets] Key #s-I have Holy Sprite/attn: Charley Braum (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:16:55 -0400
Yes, and, Charley; if you are reading this: I have directions to your house, but no phone number. Please email it to me, and my wife will open the email and pass it along to me. I'm leaving, momentar
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00538.html (8,277 bytes)

287. [Spridgets] Holy Sprite progress report (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:40:26 -0400
The Holy Sprite is resting comfortably in Charley Braum's driveway, in Elizabeth, PA. I took the hand-off from John & Collie Kuzman (who were right on schedule) in Cambridge, Ohio. The entire day wen
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00545.html (7,448 bytes)

288. Re: [Spridgets] Holy Sprite progress report (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:37:27 -0400
Hmmm. I wasn't aware of any compulsory H.S. participation. I don't think anyone should feel guilty for not helping. It seems like there was plenty of help, wherever it was needed. Bud Osbourne Hello
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00551.html (7,938 bytes)

289. Re: [Spridgets] Best Spridget Clutch for Racing (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:25:10 -0400
As one who drives a Tartan Red Spridget, and a Ruby Red Porsche 356B, I can tell you from experience that the absolute BEST "color" for your car is the one with the headlights switched ON and the dri
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00662.html (10,413 bytes)

290. Re: [Spridgets] Air pump ports (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:39:33 -0400
Nope. The B series head uses the same size as the A series. Dunno where the idea of 7/16 x 20 came from. 7/16" is a pretty damn big hole, actually. FAR too large for an air injection nozzle on a smal
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00734.html (9,120 bytes)

291. Re: [Spridgets] Air pump ports (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:31:51 -0400
I've done a few Bs, myself, Larry. My memory is that they use the same size as the A series. Now, I don't consider my memory to be infallible, and the last B I did was about 10 years ago. Hopefully,
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00738.html (9,783 bytes)

292. Re: [Spridgets] Air pump ports (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:38:36 -0400
I stand corrected (and slightly embarrassed). I was just SURE that . Getting old really sucks, sometimes :-) Bud Osbourne The idea of 7/16-20 came from measuring the mating air manifold. It is a 7/
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00740.html (8,694 bytes)

293. Re: [Spridgets] Air pump ports (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:15:45 -0400
OK, lemme get this straight. If I m reading correctly, I m buying beer for an as yet undetermined number of thirsty Spridgeteers, who are not gullible enough to be satisfied with what I call kid bee
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg00751.html (10,344 bytes)

294. Re: [Spridgets] oem (original 1980) fuel line (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:00:26 -0400
I hate to burst your engine guru's bubble, but that stuff is crap. I've been using the stuff on air-cooled VWs and Porsches (it's OE on both) for more years than I care to admit to, so I'm more than
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg01053.html (9,666 bytes)

295. Re: [Spridgets] oem (original 1980) fuel line (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:20:49 -0400
More recently, the stuff dries out/gets brittle a lot sooner than it used to, back in the day . I don t know whether it s due to a change in the formula of the rubber, or a change in the gasoline f
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg01055.html (11,340 bytes)

296. Re: [Spridgets] oem (original 1980) fuel line (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:03:54 -0400
While I couldn't agree more with you on 5 years MAX for fuel lines, belts & coolant hose, I find that the Petro-Flex stuff seems to hold up much better than the VW (actually produced by Continental)
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg01066.html (9,527 bytes)

297. Re: [Spridgets] oem (original 1980) fuel line (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:27:42 -0400
Another beer? Don't I get credit for making the smartest statement of this whole discussion? Well, I'm easy to get beer from, but you'll have to show up at Watkins Glen, next week, to collect (you to
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg01072.html (9,141 bytes)

298. Re: [Spridgets] oem (original 1980) fuel line (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:32:34 -0400
I wasn't aware we were arguing, actually. I was under the impression that we were just having a friendly discussion and trying to share our experiences in the interest of better-maintained Spridgets
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg01073.html (9,350 bytes)

299. Re: [Spridgets] Bugeye Values......soon to degrade into politics (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:30:02 -0400
Sigh.........Here we go, again. Man, this list needs a monitor. This thread will be a total waste of space, will convince NO ONE of ANYTHING, and just generally piss a lot of folks off. My suggestion
/html/spridgets/2008-08/msg01087.html (9,315 bytes)

300. [Spridgets] Watkins Glen experience (score: 1)
Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:46:46 -0400
Arrived home from Watkins Glen, last night. My son and I had a fantastic time, as expected. This year, I decided to take our '72 Midget (in spite of a differential pinion seal leak), instead of my Po
/html/spridgets/2008-09/msg00264.html (9,483 bytes)


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